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Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Investigators Were Surprised by What Survived the 'Titan' Sub Implosion That Killed 5
Multiple items, including a fully-intact pen and and Titanic stickers, were found among the wreckage of the Titan submersible, according to a new documentary A piece of a sleeve from OceanGate founder Stockton Rush, one of five people who died in the implosion, was also found among the wreckage 'There was nothing else but that,' one of the experts said in a clipSeveral surprising items were found at the bottom of the ocean after the Titan submersible imploded in 2023, officials revealed in a new documentary. It has been nearly two years since the ill-fated submersible imploded during a trip down to the site of the Titanic, killing all five people onboard the Titan, including OceanGate founder Stockton Rush. As the Coast Guard sifted through the debris — which turned into sludge after the water was removed — officials found parts of the sub, like carbon fiber, fiber glass and electronic parts, according to new documentary Implosion: The Titan Sub Disaster. But some other, surprising items were found as well. In a clip shared by Discovery on TikTok, U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Kelly Steele said that they also found a piece of Rush's sleeve that was "caked inside of sand." Inside that sleeve was 'an ink pen, business cards and stickers for the Titanic," the official added. 'There was nothing else but that. But each one of those pieces, even the pen, was still intact,' Steele said. "It hadn't been broken. All of this debris. All of these things shattered, but his pen was still intact." Debris from the Titan submersible was recovered from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean days after the implosion in June 2023. Photos from the efforts showed crews pulling multiple crumpled pieces of metal from the water. Photos were also taken by a remotely operated vehicle of the submersible's wreckage at the bottom of the ocean, including one of the vessel's tail cone embedded into the seabed more than 12,000 feet below the water's surface. The photo from the Atlantic Ocean was presented by the U.S. Coast Guard officials last fall as part of a hearing into the tragedy. An animated video that detailed what is known about the Titan's final dive, including how it went into the water from the Polar Prince, its support ship, was also shown at the hearing. Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a noted explorer known for his work with the Titanic who was on the Titan when it imploded, is believed to have sent the sub's final messages to the Polar Prince. The Polar Prince asked the Titan for a status report after informing the submersible, 'I need better comms from you,' to which the Titan replied, 'yes.' The Titan confirmed that they could see the support shit on its display, adding 'all good here' at 10:15 a.m. About a half hour later, at 10:47 a.m., the Titan sent another message that it had "dropped two wts,' referring to its weights, but lost contact with the surface seconds after. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. During the hearing, Former OceanGate contractor Tym Catterson testified that he believed the passengers were not aware of the danger that awaited them in their last moments. "What I found and what I feel is that the implosion happened instantaneously," Catterson testified. "The people in there, they had no idea this was coming,' Chatterson added. "As a matter of fact, they were probably happy to say they were all waiting to see the Titanic when this happened." The Coast Guard is expected to publish a final report on the findings from the investigation later this year. "We again offer our deepest condolences to the families of those who died on June 18, 2023, and to all those impacted by the tragedy," an OceanGate spokesperson tells PEOPLE in a new statement. "After the tragedy occurred, OceanGate permanently wound down its operations and focused its resources on fully cooperating with the investigations being conducted by the United States Coast Guard and the NTSB." Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster is currently available to stream on Max and Discovery+. Read the original article on People
Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- General
- Daily Mirror
'I talked dozens out of lethal Titan sub trip - one refused and now he's dead'
Ahead of the disaster that will be revisited in tonight's chilling BBC documentary 'Implosion: The Titan Sub Disaster on BBC, expedition consultant Rob McCallum tried to warn Stockton Rush he had "huge concerns" about his submersible One of OceanGate 's top former advisors "talked dozens of clients" out of a trip on the infamous Titan submersible - as it was placing passengers at "extreme risk." The tragedy will be explored in tonight's BBC documentary, 'Implosion: The Titan Sub Disaster, and expedition consultant Rob McCallum previously told how he tried to warn OceanGate boss Stockton Rush in email messages that he had "huge concerns" about his sub. Mr McCallum has led dives to the Titanic shipwreck and other deep-sea spots. In each of these dives, the submersible being used had been approved to reach extreme depths having been classified by a marine classification society. OceanGate's Titan submersible had not. Mr McCallum tried to convince OceanGate boss Stockton Rush that he was placing clients at "extreme risk" during now infamous email exchanges - and even talked prospective customers out of getting in the sub. Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, he said: "I had tried to convince Stockton Rush he was placing himself and his clients at extreme risk during email exchanges 2021-2018. Between 2020-23 I talked dozens of clients out of riding in Titan. Only four actually went and sadly, one of them perished (Hamish Harding). Hamish had dived Challenger Deep with us." Full timeline of Titan sub disappearance Sunday, June 18 Titan submerged at 8am local time with five people onboard and a 96-hour oxygen supply. Operator OceanGate Expeditions lost contact with the sub an hour and 45 minutes later. The Titan was due to resurface at 3pm local time and never did. Monday, June 19 US Coast Guard, Canadian Coast Guard and Canadian Armed Forces launch search for missing submersible. Tuesday, June 20 At 7am local time, the search expands as crews are "looking for any signs of surfacing". First reports of "banging" picked up by radar begin to make headlines. Wednesday, June 21 US Coast Guard announced that a Canadian aircraft with sonar capabilities had "detected underwater noises in the search area". Investigations were continuing to find the "origin of the noises", but they had "yielded negative results". Thursday, June 22 At 7am local time, authorities had not found the Titan sub and the 96-hour oxygen supply was forecasted to run out in the morning. By 11.48am, the US Coast Guard tweeted that "a debris field was discovered within the search area by an ROV near the Titanic" and experts were "evaluating the information". At 2.49pm, OceanGate Expeditions issued a statement saying that all five people aboard were believed to be dead. During a press conference shortly after, the US Coast Guard said it found the tail cone of the Titan sub about 1,600 feet from the bow of the wrecked Titanic. Five pieces of the Titan were recovered including the nose cone and pressure hull. The vessel lost contact with its mother ship on June 18, 2023, nearly an hour and a half into its journey carrying five people some 13,000 feet underwater to visit the shipwreck of the Titanic site. The expert said he had "huge concerns" over the safety of the vehicle which was never classified or approved by maritime safety. An investigation into the implosion is due to deliver its findings in the next couple of weeks. Mr McCallum added: "Primarily my huge concerns about safety. I would NEVER put clients in an unclassed vehicle, and because Titan was constructed of composite materials it was never going to be classed. That is a show-stopper." Two years since the catastrophic implosion which killed Stockton Rush, 61, Hamish Harding, 58, Pakistani tycoon, Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son Suleman Dawood, 19, and French Titanic expert Paul-Henry Nargeolet, 77, clients have been getting in contact with Mr McCallum to thank him for telling them to avoid the submarine. He added: "A dozen or so (clients) in the weeks after the implosion and now a few more as the anniversary approaches (have approached him). For folks that were thinking of going in Titan, they are grateful for the advice that persuaded them not to." Despite the catastrophic implosion, Mr McCallum believes the submarine industry is safe and that OceanGate was an "outlier" that "went to great lengths" to avoid industry standards. "I think most people can see that Oceangate was an outlier entity operating outside of the industry norms….and in fact they went to great lengths to work around all of the industry standards" he said. "The Titan implosion demonstrated that the penalties for circumventing sound engineering principles and ignoring safety standards is a terrible one."
